FAO honors four Asian model farmers

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Tuesday honored model farmers from four Asian countries for their outstanding achievements in their respective farming fields.

Thai Princess Sirindhorn presented the FAO awards at FAO's regional office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok to four Asian model farmers -- Phloiruedee Pitiworawong from Thailand, Wang Haiyan from China, U Moe Win from Myanmar and Rashid Hussain from Pakistan, in the fields of agriculture, livestock, industrial crops production and seed farming respectively.

According to the FAO, the farmers were honored for their outstanding achievement and for providing that investments in agriculture can pay off, although even more can be accomplished if the right policies are in place to address the problems faced by small farmers.

Source: Xinhua